The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 32, as the hometeam Libertad will try to edge Tigre in their own ballpark.
Tigre have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tigre could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Superliga game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Instituto, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Tigre.
Libertad form and stats
Libertad participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Bragantino.Libertad have collected 3 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 1-0-0.
A nice win for Libertad last time playing, versus Nacional Asuncion. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Sanabria and Marín scoring for the victors.
A 1-1 result against Atletico Mineiro before that, played at home in the Copa Libertadores. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Libertad handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Libertad as they are travelling to their away game against Guarani in the Division 1. That match is three days after this one.
At Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Libertad has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Tigre form and stats
Tigre play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Instituto. Midfield player Cardozo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Cardozo dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).
The game before that, in the Superliga, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Banfield.A quick return to home after this game, as Tigre are hosting Barracas Central in the Superliga only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding two meetings): Libertad won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Tigre managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 red cards from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 11 goals |   M. Retegui 11 goals |  L. Melgarejo Sanabria 7 goals |
Libertad missing players
Tigre missing players
| Libertad | Tigre | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 15 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 20% | ||
| 7.2 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guairena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Libertad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tacuary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Guarani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | General Caballero JLM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Resistencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sportivo Ameliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Olimpia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Cerro Porteno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Nacional Asuncion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
